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W.H.O. Concerned as Measles Rise Globally, RC Exec Fights to Fend off Repeat of Outbreak of ’18

April 30, 2024 by Jeff Lewis

The World Health Organization is very concerned about the increasing number of measles cases around the world. There were 170,000 cases in 2022, but that nearly doubled last year to more than 320,000 cases. The W-H-O says the number of cases has exploded in just the first few months of 2024. Rockland was the epicenter of a measles outbreak in October 2018 that lasted nearly a year. Rockland County Executive Ed Day is not eager to see that happen again…

Children who don’t get vaccinated risk serious illness, particularly those under age 5, who are at highest risk for severe complications including pneumonia, encephalitis and death. Measles can also put children at higher risk for other potentially fatal childhood diseases by causing their immune systems to break down.

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